Trump’s undeclared war in the Middle East postpones the much-needed debate over health care affordability—the #1 issue bedeviling average Americans.
Bernie Sanders
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What Will It Take for Democrats to Take the Senate?
A state-by-state breakdown of the Senate primaries shows Democrats have largely, but not completely, averted a debilitating ideological civil war in the midterm elections.
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Before the Revolution
The young Bernie Sanders was an oddball and a perennial candidate. But even then, he saw a reality other politicians ignored.
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The Magical Thinking Behind Graham Platner’s Rise
How fetishizing the working-class does it—and all Americans—a disservice.
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Industrial Policy, Trump Style
The president’s parade of ad hoc deals with companies benefits his political allies and punishes enemies, but doesn’t enhance national greatness.
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In Zohran Mamdani’s New York
Journalist Ross Barkan once ran for the New York statehouse with Mamdani as his campaign manager.
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Hillary Clinton, Truth Teller
Hillary Clinton, Truth Teller: Republicans, the media, and plenty of Democrats were shocked—shocked!—to hear her say anti-Israel protestors don’t know Middle Eastern history and to suggest prejudice might animate a large swath of Trump voters.
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After a Decade of Left-Populism, What Have We Learned About Political Change?
Two new books size up the accomplishments, and the agonies, of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Bernie Sanders, and Elizabeth Warren.
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The Smart Corporate Tax Idea That Might Have Prevented the UAW Strike
Targeting out-of-control CEO pay by using the tax code is the right policy for this moment. Here’s how it works.
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Joe Biden Broke His 2020 Pledge on Fracking. Good.
The president was right to promote fracking on public lands. The technique for extracting natural gas reduces reliance on dirty coal, builds a bridge to a renewable energy future, and hurts Putin.
